1. A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
   "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point";
   - joke, gag, laugh, jest

1. Mock or make fun of playfully
   "He japed about his friend's new haircut";
   - tease

Derived forms: japing, japes, japed

Type of: blackguard, drollness, guy, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], jest at, laugh at, make fun of, poke fun, rib [informal], ridicule, roast [informal], wit, witticism, wittiness

Encyclopedia: Jape